Brassiere



July 29, 1930. H. Hgcox 1,771,917

BRASSIERE Filed Nov; 20, 1928 @www N'VNTfW @www ATTORNEY Patented July29, 1930 4UNITED STATES HAZEL I HIGGINS COX, OF NEW YORK,y N. Y.

Baassrnma Application led November 20, 1928. Serial No. 320,567.

This invention relates to garments, and in particular to a bustsupporter or brassire.

An object of the present invention is to provide an improved form ofcombined girdle 5 and bust supporter closely associated together ofextremely light material adapted to closelyiit and support the busts bymeans of strapsextending over the shoulders of the wearer. y

Another object of the invention is to provide alight girdle and bustsupporter preferably of net material having a elt or girdle ortionadapted to extend about the wearer just below the busts and formedintegrally with bust enclosing and suplporting portions closely fittingthe Sbusts, t e belt or girdle portion being extended rearwardly tocompletely encircle the wearer.

Another object of the invention is to provide a brassire having bustsupports made u of a pluralityof sections or gores preferagly of netmaterial, three gores of special form being used to form a cu -likesupport enclosing each bust, the gores eing 'stitched together and to aspacing member at the front central portion of the garment, and to thebelt sections at their' opposite ends. And'nall it is another object ofthe invention to p/rovi e a plurality of straps joined at spaced pointsto the upper edge of each bust enclosin portion, the straps from eachbust support ein joined together in front of the shoulder an attached atthe back to the rear portions of the irdle. l

Wgith these and other objects in view my in-t vention includes thefeatures of construction set forth in the following specification andillustrated in the accompanying drawing.

In the accompanying drawing annexe hereto and formlng a part of thisspecification, Ihave shown my invention embodied in a simple form ofbust su port and girdle of net material, but it will e understood thatthe invention can be otherwise embodied, and that the drawing is not tobe construed as defining or limiting the scope of the invention, theclaim appended to this specification being relied upon for that purpose.

n the drawing- Fig. 1 is a front view of the improved form of armentshown in position upon a wearer; 1g. 2 is a 1an view of the garmentshown apart from t e wearer;

Fig. 3 is a View of the individual members or gores forming the girdleand bust supports shown in the position assumed when the garment isready to be stitched together. i

In the above mentioned drawin I have -shown but one embodiment of theinvention which -is now ldeemed preferable, but it is to 00 beunderstood that changes and modifications may be made Within the scopeof the append- 7 ed claim without departing from the spirit of theinvention. l

Referring more in"` detail to the figures of the drawing, I yprovide'animproved arment, preferably of net material, adapte to form a girdleportion and bust support. The bust su porting portions of the garmentcomprise t ree rmcipal ores 10, 11 and 12, adapted to stitche `togetherlalong the dot and dash lines as indicated in Fig. 3, at

- 13-13 and 1li-14. The front adjacent edges of thegores 10 *and 11 areattached to a central spacer member 15 which properly spaces the gores10, 11 and 12 to roperly fit the form of the wearer. It will) beunderstood that the disposition of the gores will be re-` versed uponopposite sides of the garment. The opposite or outer ends ofthe goresv10 and 12 are attached to side or belt members 16 adapted to'extendabout theback of the wearer and be joined together b any suitablefastening means 17, shown in ig. 2. j

The three gores 10, 11 and 12 forming each of the bust supports comprisean upper elongated gore member 10 'with a downwardly curved lower edge.This curved edge is atd tached throughout its length to the uppercu/ived edges of the two lower goremembers 11 and 12. The lower goremembers 11 and 12 have concaved confronting edges stitched together sothat with these two seams 13 and 14 stitched together a pocket or bustsupporting portion of the garment is completely formed and adapted toclosely fit over and enclose and support thebust.

It` will be noted that the lower gore members 11 and 12 at their edges14, which are stitched together are oppositely curved rela- 'ports ofthe tively to each other so that when the seam formed by joining theseedges 14 is stitched the lower portions of the lower gore members willform a substantial girdle like p0rv tion 18 for the garment extendingjust below each bust and under the arms of the wearer. Above this girdleportion of the gores 11 and 12 is formed the lower portion of the bustsupport which encloses and supports the lower portion of the bust. Theseupper portions of the gores 11 and 12, together with the upper gore 10substantiallly enclose the bust and support it with the aid of the beltportions 16. The girdle portion 18 prevents the brassire from riding upover the busts and retains it closely and firmly in position. The upperedge of the upper goremember eX- tends over and confines the bust andhas attached to it a strap 19, adapted to pass over the shoulders oftached to the side or belt members at'its opposite ends. Preferablyadditional stra-ps 2O may be attached to this main strap 19 fromseparated points at the upper edge ofthe brassire in order to aid inholding substantially the entire upper part of the bust supgarment inposition over the form of the wearer.

I claim:

A brassire comprising bust supporting vportions each including an upperelongated gore member having a downwardly curved lower edge, lower goremembers for each upper gore member and having curved upper edges securedto the lower edges of the upper gore members, the lower gore members foreach upper gore member having concaved confronting edges securedtogether and cooperating with the upper gore members vto. provide breastreceiving pockets, secured to lthe gore members between the pockets andside members secured to the gore members.

HAZEL HIGGINS COX.

the wearer and be ata central spacer member

